Toward a theory of stakeholder identification and salience: Defining the principle of who and what really counts

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 853-886

  Mitchell, Ronald K ^a   Agle, Bradley R ^a   Wood, Donna J ^a  

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EID: 0031529953     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.1997.9711022105     Document Type: Article

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